University of Alabama office employees evacuated after receiving suspicious package

A suspicious package at Rose Administration building prompted employee evacuation from the International Admissions office Monday afternoon. This photo from Sept. 18 shows students protesting sorority segregation on the steps of Rose Administration. (Ben Flanagan/al.com)

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- University of Alabama employees were evacuated from the International Admissions office in Rose Administration building Monday afternoon after a worker opened an envelope with a "pungent smell."

"When she took the paper out of the envelope, she felt a slight stinging sensation on her hand," UA spokesman Chris Bryant wrote in a statement Monday. "Out of an abundance of caution, UAPD and Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue were called. The employee is fine; no one was taken to the hospital and no one was injured. No one was in danger."

Bryant said only employees in the International Admissions office were evacuated.

"It is not unusual for this office to receive envelopes from all over the world," Bryant said.